Religious Studies 7.0k citations
1.8k papers ·
indexed · active since 1950
Theology and Philosophy of Evil 981 Karl Barth and Christian Theology 275 Medieval Philosophy and Theology 200 War, Ethics, and Justification 191 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics 141 Biblical Studies and Interpretation 178 Philosophy and Theoretical Science 189 Religion and Society Interactions 205 Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Religious Studies
Comparison fields: 5 of 135 Philosophy 4.5k Religious studies 1.2k History and Philosophy of Science 384 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 942 Health 494 Social Psychology 977 Sociology and Political Science 1.9k Cognitive Neuroscience 685 Archeology 304 Classics 98 Political Science and International Relations 575 Anthropology 229 History 219 Theoretical Computer Science 23 Geography, Planning and Development 82 Education 404 Clinical Psychology 285 General Psychology 15 Applied Psychology 52 Cultural Studies 80 Literature and Literary Theory 95 Astronomy and Astrophysics 132 General Social Sciences 25 Demography 88 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 29 Development 18 Language and Linguistics 47 Music 12 Archeology 4 Law 34 Safety Research 29 General Health Professions 85 Information Systems and Management 22 Accounting 36 Communication 20 Gender Studies 26 General Arts and Humanities 3 General Decision Sciences 5 Developmental and Educational Psychology 34 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 26 Museology 8 Nature and Landscape Conservation 27 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 60 Computational Theory and Mathematics 31 Management Information Systems 15 Economics and Econometrics 44 Mathematical Physics 14 Human Factors and Ergonomics 3 Human-Computer Interaction 7 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 15 Marketing 11 Urban Studies 7 Public Administration 4 Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 36 Paleontology 8 Sensory Systems 5 Business and International Management 2 Pharmacy 5 Artificial Intelligence 31 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 19 Computer Science Applications 5 Global and Planetary Change 19 Linguistics and Language 4 Geochemistry and Petrology 5 Statistics and Probability 7 Strategy and Management 12 Information Systems 18 Health Informatics 1 Psychiatry and Mental health 11 Library and Information Sciences 1 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 8 Complementary and alternative medicine 5 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 Management of Technology and Innovation 4 Aging 1 Management Science and Operations Research 6 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 Reproductive Medicine 4 Family Practice 1 Atmospheric Science 8 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Finance 4 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 Physiology 9 Conservation 1 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 Nutrition and Dietetics 4 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 Organic Chemistry 7 Plant Science 9 Occupational Therapy 1 Pharmacology 4 Ecological Modeling 1 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 Food Science 4 Modeling and Simulation 1 Endocrinology 1 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 Genetics 5 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 Transportation 1 Building and Construction 2 Catalysis 1 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 Hepatology 1 Neurology 1 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Ecology 3 Molecular Biology 8 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 Soil Science 1 Emergency Medicine 1 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 Signal Processing 1 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 Epidemiology 3 Oceanography 1 Mechanical Engineering 3 Insect Science 1 Geophysics 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Biomedical Engineering 3 Neurology 1 Surgery 2 Computer Networks and Communications 1 Oncology 1 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 Materials Chemistry 1
Philosophy 4.5k Religious studies 1.2k History and Philosophy of Science 384 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 942 Health 494 Journal of the American Academy of Religion United States
American Quarterly United States
International Philosophical Quarterly United States
Philosophy East and West United States
The New England Quarterly United States
History of European Ideas United States
Eighteenth-Century Studies United States
Western Folklore United States
New Literary History United States
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About Religious Studies The 1.8k papers published in Religious Studies in the last decades have received a total of 7.0k indexed citations . Papers published in Religious Studies usually cover Philosophy (1.3k papers), Religious studies (334 papers), History and Philosophy of Science (101 papers), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (204 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (396 papers) specifically the topics of Theology and Philosophy of Evil (981 papers), Karl Barth and Christian Theology (275 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (205 papers), Medieval Philosophy and Theology (200 papers), War, Ethics, and Justification (191 papers), Philosophy and Theoretical Science (189 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (178 papers) and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (141 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Religious Studies are Gershom Scholem , J. L. Schellenberg , Katherin A. Rogers , David B. Barrett , Wes Morriston , Daniel J. McKaughan , L. B. Brown , John Hick , William Hasker and I. Howard Marshall .
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